Wake students can get free meals while school is out at these sites due to coronavirus
Updated March 20 with list of new feeding sites
The Wake County school system has worked with community groups to set up sites around the district where students can pick up meals to eat while schools are closed due to the coronavirus threat.
Starting March 17, volunteers were curbside at locations across the county to distribute food in sanitized food containers. The district said that identification is not required to pick up the food at the sites.
Sites are for students ages 18 and under. But school officials say that parents don’t have to bring their children with them.
The new feeding sites come as public schools in North Carolina are closed through March 30 as a result of an executive order signed Saturday by Gov. Roy Cooper. Leaders both in Wake and statewide have talked about how it’s important to find ways to feed the many low-income students who rely on school meals.
Programs have been set up statewide to help feed students.
“There are many in our district and the community, as well as the state level, (who) are concerned about the care and feeding of our students during this period,” Wake County school board chairman Keith Sutton said March 16 at a news conference.
Nearly 51,000 of Wake’s 161,907 students qualify for the federal free-and-reduced lunch program. But Wake says the sites will be open for all students.
The district has gone from 4,899 meals served Tuesday to 6,336 on Wednesday and 7,137 on Thursday.
Wake announced 16 sites on March 16. Another 11 were added to list on March 20 and will be open March 23.
These 27 sites will provide hot lunches and cold breakfasts for pickup from 11 a.m. to 1 pm. on Mondays through Fridays for students ages 18 and under:
▪ Poe Magnet Elementary School, 400 Peyton St., Raleigh.
▪ Rogers Lane Elementary School, 201 N. Rogers Lane, Raleigh.
▪ Creech Road Elementary School, 450 Creech Road, Garner.
▪ Wendell Middle School, 3409 NC Hwy. 97, Wendell.
▪ Zebulon Magnet Elementary School, 700 Proctor St., Zebulon.
▪ Millbrook Magnet Elementary School, 1520 E. Millbrook Dr., Raleigh.
▪ Briarcliff Elementary School, 1220 Pond St., Cary.
▪ Pine Acres Community Center, 402 McLean St., Fuquay-Varina.
▪ PAVE SE Raleigh Charter School, 3420 Idlewood Village Dr., Raleigh.
▪ Wake County Human Services Northern Regional Center, 350 Holding Ave., Wake Forest.
▪ Washington Terrace Apartments, 1951 Booker Dr., Raleigh.
▪ Raleigh Millbank Apartments, 1500 N. Raleigh Blvd., Raleigh.
▪ The Oaks Apartments, 3911 Water Oak Dr., Raleigh.
▪ New Hope Village Apartments, 4321 Grandiflora Lane, Raleigh.
▪ Casa De Luna Apartments, 3918 Bonneville Court, Raleigh.
▪ Juniper Level Baptist Church, 9104 Sauls Road, Raleigh.
▪ Athens Drive High, 1420 Athens Drive, Raleigh.
▪ Baileywick Elementary, 9425 Baileywick Rd, Raleigh.
▪ Bugg Elementary, 825 Cooper Rd, Raleigh.
▪ Dillard Drive Elementary, 5018 Dillard Dr, Raleigh.
▪ Forestville Elementary, 100 Lawson Ridge Rd, Knightdale.
▪ Fox Road Elementary, 7101 Fox Rd, Raleigh.
▪ Fuller Elementary, 806 Calloway Dr, Raleigh.
▪ Hodge Road Elementary, 2128 Mingo Bluff Blvd, Knightdale.
▪ Hunter Elementary, 1018 E Davie St, Raleigh.
▪ Knightdale Elementary, 109 Ridge Street, Knightdale.
▪ Reedy Creek Elementary, 930 Reedy Creek Rd, Cary.
These sites identified by Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church will have lunch for pickup available to any students ages 18 and under at:
▪ First United Methodist, 117 S. Academy St., Cary, Monday through Friday, 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
▪ Chatham Forest Apartments, 880 Glendale Dr., Cary, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
▪ Apex First Baptist, 419 S. Salem St., Apex, Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
▪ Arbors at Cary Apartments, 200 Wrenn Dr., Cary, Monday through Thursday, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
▪ Crosstimber Apartments 900 Golden Horseshoe Cir, Morrisville, Monday through Friday. 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle will set up mobile market locations for anyone in the community to pick up groceries at:
▪ Abundant Life Cathedral, 4400 Old Poole Road, Raleigh, Fourth Saturdays (beginning March 28). 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
▪ Bread for Life Mobile Market at Zebulon Boys & Girls Club, 1320 Shepard School Road, Zebulon, Third Saturdays (beginning March 21) 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
▪ Community Helpers Service Center, 111 N. First Ave., Knightdale, Drive-thru, Thursdays (beginning March 19), 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
▪ Martin Street Baptist Church, 1001 E. Martin St., Raleigh, Second Saturdays (beginning April 11), 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
▪ Praise Temple Mobile Market, 1329, U.S. Hwy 70, Fourth Saturdays (beginning 3/28/20), 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
▪ Wake Forest Baptist Church, 107 S. Ave., Wake Forest, Third Tuesdays (beginning March 17), 4:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
How you can help
The school system is asking people who want to donate food to fill out a form at https://cs.wcpss.net/index.php?route=sscontroller/covid_donation.
People who want to volunteer can go to www.wcpss.net./food to find out more information.
This story was originally published March 16, 2020 at 1:30 PM.
